Vinyl pressings
by Manfred Mann · 1964
Groovin' With Manfred Mann was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 4 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
7TEA 2005-1N G KT 1Side A runout, stamped variant 1
7TEA 2006-1N H KT 1Side B runout, stamped variant 1
7TEA 2005-1N M KT 1Side A runout, stamped variant 2
7TEA 2006-1N A KT 1Side B runout, stamped variant 2
7TPE11003-1 GSide A Stamped
7TPE11004-1 RSide B Stamped
7TEA 2005-INSide A Stamped, Struck Through
7TEA 2006-INSide B Stamped, Struck Through
7TKA 2613Printed Side A
7TKA 2614Printed Side B
7TKA 2613 G ◊Side A runout
7TKA 2613 G ◊Side B runout
7 TKA 2613Side A label
7 TKA 2614Side B label
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | His Master's Voice 7EGO-8876First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1964 | India | His Master's Voice 7EG 8876First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1964 | India | Parlophone EGEP 1002First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1964 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo 7EPL 14.123First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1964 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo 7EPL 14.123First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1964 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo 7EPL 14.123First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo 7EPL 14.123First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo 7EPL 14.123First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1964 | UK | His Master's Voice 7EG 8876First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo 7EPL 14.1547", EP | 7", EP |
10 vinyl pressings of Groovin' With Manfred Mann are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1964 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in UK, Australia, India, Spain. One of them is His Master's Voice 7EG 8876.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7EG 8876, 7EGO-8876, EGEP 1002, 7EPL 14.123) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7TEA 2005-1N G KT 1 and 7TEA 2006-1N H KT 1. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
